West Indian Gazette
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The West Indian Gazette was a pioneering British newspaper that became a key voice for the Caribbean diaspora and Black political activism in the United Kingdom during the mid-20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black British newspaper
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Caribbean diaspora newspaper ⓘ newspaper ⓘ |
| aims |
to combat racism and discrimination in Britain
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to inform and organise the Caribbean community in Britain ⓘ to link struggles in the Caribbean with those in the UK ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black British activism
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British civil rights movement ⓘ Caribbean diaspora in the United Kingdom ⓘ Claudia Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
London
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedOrAbolished | 1965 ⓘ |
| editor | Claudia Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicCommunityServed |
Black Britons
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Caribbean people in Britain ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Black British community
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British domestic politics ⓘ Caribbean diaspora in Britain ⓘ Caribbean politics ⓘ anti-racism ⓘ civil rights ⓘ decolonisation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Claudia Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
community newspaper
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diaspora press ⓘ political newspaper ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brixton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Windrush generation
NERFINISHED
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post-war Caribbean migration to Britain ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
British post-colonial transition period
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Cold War era ⓘ |
| locationOfFirstIssue | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first major Black newspapers in Britain
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campaigning against racism in Britain ⓘ promoting Black cultural and intellectual life in Britain ⓘ providing a political voice for Caribbean migrants in the UK ⓘ supporting anti-colonial struggles in the Caribbean and Africa ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-colonial
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anti-racist ⓘ left-wing ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationFrequency | monthly ⓘ |
| publisher | Claudia Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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